They have to be constantly watched and repaired, and this is the work of the "road monkeys." If possible the road has been made entirely with down grades but some of these are so steep that a man must be prepared with sand or hay to check too headlong a descent.
[Illustration: Fig.12.Loading a Sled from a Skidway.] [Illustration: Fig.13.A Load of Logs.

Flathead County, Montana.] When all is ready the sleigh haul begins.

Piling on the sleighs or bobs, Fig.

12, is similar to piling on the skidways, but more difficult, for the load has to be carefully balanced, Fig.13.

Chains bind the loads but the piling is only too apt to be defective, and the whole load "squash out" with a rush.